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Four infants die after vaccination

By Tekendra Deuda, The Himalayan Times

Death by DTP?

DIPAYAL: Four infants between nine and 14 months have died within 24 hours after they were administered measles and DPT vaccines at a village in Doti district.

The parents of the deceased said their children showed signs of pallor and vomited profusely a few hours after receiving the vaccinations, but district health officials said it was too early to conclude that the deaths were linked to the vaccines.

Senior Public Health Officer at District Health Office Mahendra Dhowj Adhikari informed that the four infants were administered vaccines at the Deuledanda vaccination centre by health personnel from Kadamandau Sub-health post on Sunday.